“Wonder Word” was a single released in the year 2004 by the now defunct Japanese alternative rock band Supercar.
The visually bizzare video for the song, directed by Koichiro Tsujikawa, is arresting, and brilliant.
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An intricate and massive mural featuring the iconic Astro Boy was created using over 138,000 used metro train tickets to commemorate the opening of the Fukutoshin subway line in Tokyo.
The 10 x 7 ft. mural, currently on display at the Shinjuku Takashimaya Department Store, also depicts other famous characters from the manga/anime like Professor [...]
Watching Japanese dancer Masako Yasumoto dance in the hypnotic Omadaka style left me quite entranced, but seriously creeped my wife out.
Omodaka has been defined as a mutational fusion of music and video developed through trial and error.
I must admit, there were moments when I almost expected her to step out from the computer [...]
PikaPika The Movie was created by combining multiple long exposure photographs into a single piece of stop-motion animation. The photographs were taken at various urban locations in Japan, and was the collective effort of many people from different (creative ?) fields.
The catchy song accompanying the visuals in the video is ‘Take Me To The [...]
More cool stuff from Japan. This time it’s a real life ‘Transformer’ owl. Don’t believe me ? Well, checkout the video. Just don’t ask me to explain the Star Wars connection.
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I found this innovatively designed wine bottle holder on the ever-interesting Trends in Japan blog.
Snip from the site:
For wine lovers who like nice design, but especially Japanese lacquer ware, we found this amazing bottle holder from Yamakyu Urushi’s Kasane line. Made of wood and lacquer, it balances the bottle perfectly on the [...]
To be frank, I find the concept of a virtual Japanese girl staring bashfully at me, slightly extremely disturbing. But I’m sure, many of you will find this utterly fascinating.
Just move you mouse cursor after the page has completely loaded.
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Trust me, this is the funniest thing you will see all day. The following retro video clip from a Japanese TV show, left me completely shocked and dumbfounded. Is there anything that the Japanese won’t can’t do ?
The clip shows a bunch of (celebrity?) impersonators taking on Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, and other [...]
More retro movie madness. This is one of the awesomest clips, I have ever been able to lay my eyes upon.
Forget about the news of Tony Stark (Iron Man) making a guest appearance in the upcoming Hulk Movie. Now imagine, Spider-man, El Mariachi, and a Mecha/Gundam robot, all coming together in a movie. That [...]
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